Abstract
Land acquisition in India refers to the process by which the union or a state government in India acquires private land for the purpose of industrialization, development of infrastructural facilities or urbanization of the private land, and provides compensation to the affected land owners and their rehabilitation and resettlement Farmers are anxious about the Land Acquisition Bill, this does not seem to be their biggest worry, especially those who want money to get their sons educated or daughters married they, buy and sell land. While the question of farmers’ consent in land acquisition by the government is an important issue, there is little focus today on the very state of agriculture. It is therefore imperative to seek the opinions of farmers on this. Most conversations with farmers reveal how income returns are very low, irrigation facilities are inadequate and supporting infrastructure is largely absent or of poor quality. The scarcity of financial resources for farming is another major issue. Unsurprisingly. For non-farming purposes, most of them had to depend on either friends or moneylenders. What might benefit the farmers and what goes against their interests — it is also important for the government to pay attention to the bigger problems that Indian farmers face.
Highlights
In the 2015 pre-Budget session of the Parliament on February 24, the Narendra Modi government introduced the controversial Land Acquisition Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha amid vociferous protest by almost all opposition parties
The Land Acquisition Act was passed by the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government in 2013, and the Modi government has introduced Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to make changes in the current Act
The amendment benefits farmers and affected families. 2- The proposed changes in the Land Acquisition Act would allow a fast track process for defense and defense production, rural infrastructure including electrification, affordable housing, industrial corridors and infrastructure projects including projects taken up under Public Private Partnership mode where ownership of the land continues to be vested with the government. 3- As per the changes brought in the Ordinance, multi-crop irrigated land can be acquired for purposes like national security, defense, rural infrastructure including electrification, industrial corridors and building social infrastructure
Summary
In the 2015 pre-Budget session of the Parliament on February 24, the Narendra Modi government introduced the controversial Land Acquisition Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha amid vociferous protest by almost all opposition parties. Pros: 1- The existing Act kept 13 most frequently used acts for Land Acquisition for Central Government Projects out of the purview. 2- The proposed changes in the Land Acquisition Act would allow a fast track process for defense and defense production, rural infrastructure including electrification, affordable housing, industrial corridors and infrastructure projects including projects taken up under Public Private Partnership mode where ownership of the land continues to be vested with the government. 3- As per the changes brought in the Ordinance, multi-crop irrigated land can be acquired for purposes like national security, defense, rural infrastructure including electrification, industrial corridors and building social infrastructure. Cons: 1- The original Land Acquisition Act, 2013 had a consent clause for acquiring land industrial corridors, Public Private Partnership projects, rural infrastructure, affordable housing and defense. The new clause makes government sanction necessary to prosecute civil servants
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